Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
Cal* Bostic Let It Be Me Introducing...
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Alpha Centauri Earth in Motion ST
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Oscar* McLollie The Way You Do the Things You Do ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Matt* Lucas Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
David Amram Alfred the Hog Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Crawling Kingsnake Fear Itself
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Matt* Lucas Vibrator Blues Matt Gets Blue
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Nelson* Riddle The Okanagan British Columbia Suite
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Matt* Lucas Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Jonathan Edwards How About You Sailboat
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Bluebird* Country Boy Blues Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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